Posts Tagged ‘addiction recovery’
Forgiveness – So Important to Recovery, But How?
Forgiveness is such an important step to moving forward in one’s recovery from addiction or secondhand drinking (codependency). But sometimes the pain, shame, blame and stigma of what was done or said when the disease was active makes it a difficult to imagine, let alone do. The following is a guest post by Sandy Brewer,…
Read MoreTechnology for Sobriety & Recovery
Recovery and technology make a powerful combo. Just ask Jan Parker! The following guest post is from Jan Parker, Editorial Director and Co-Creator of the Android and iPhone app called Today’s Step: Recovery. Jan has been sober since 1984 and is passionate, supportive and encouraging about the changes that happen in one’s life when we…
Read MoreBehind Every Alcoholic or Drug Addict is a Family Member or Two or Three…
We often forget that behind every alcoholic or drug addict is a family member — often several family members — spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, aunts and uncles. ________________________ The light in his eyes was gone – blind fury stared forth. Alex* was no longer there. I felt terror like I’d never known but knew…
Read MoreYoga And Addiction Recovery: How Yoga Helps Recovery And How It Prevents Relapse
Addiction recovery – there are may ways to recover from an addiction and maintain a healthy, enjoyable life in sobriety. Yoga is one that helps tremendously as Kyczy Hawk explains in this guest post. But first, an introduction to Kyczy. Kyczy Hawk was born in San Jose, CA. As a child she traveled extensively in…
Read MoreAddiction Impacts Lives of Millions and Costs Billions
Addiction is so deeply shrouded in secrecy, discrimination and shame in America [and I cite America for the sake of the statistics used, however similar realities exist around the world] that the lives of over one-half the population are affected and the economic costs exceed one-half trillion dollars. It was for this reason that I…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery – One Step at a Time
Addiction recovery – taking it one step at a time reduces the fear and worry over whether it can really be done. The following is a guest post by Hyrum Taffer, a freelance writer on drug addiction and recovery issues. Through both personal and family experience, Hyrum has seen the reality of drug addiction. With…
Read MoreRecovery Resentment
Recovery resentment – the reason you still feel angry, lonely, hurt, and raw when your loved one is finally in recovery. Author Carolyn Hughes explains. The following is a guest post by Carolyn Hughes, a freelance writer with special interest in alcohol issues. Carolyn is currently writing The Hurt Healer, a novel based on her own…
Read MoreFinancial Peace of Mind: A Shortcut
Financial peace of mind – often finances are a wreck in a family where there has been active, untreated substance abuse or addiction. Sharon O’Day shares steps for reaching financial peace of mind. The following is a guest post by Sharon O’Day. Sharon is a tell-it-like-it-is money expert with a successful career in global finance…
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